Witchfinder General
1968 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 12,927 VOTES · DIR. Michael Reeves
Overview
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
Dialogue Timeline — 785 lines
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00:00:35 "...things I heard, as it were, the voice of much people in heaven, saying
00:05:20 and doing so with the full blessing of what law there is.
00:09:09 Swallow, bury Brace's body as soon as you can.
00:12:17 In Ipswich or Cambridge, a man might find better opportunities.
00:14:26 Who says these things?
00:17:23 The law has prescribed due methods of interrogation.
00:20:58 John Lowes?
00:24:01 And you've remained innocent all of these years?
00:26:11 Go on.
00:29:42 You, there, old man.
00:35:39 And don't think I don't know why the old priest is being spared, eh?
00:41:30 God forgive you, Matthew Hopkins.
00:44:57 Sara!
00:51:27 - Ale, soldier? - Aye, to wash the dust from my throat.
00:56:28 One, we are grouped here at Naseby
00:58:57 You don't appear to understand. I am not selling.
01:03:44 Well, two are young, sir, Elizabeth Clark and Mary Reynolds.
01:05:44 is the opportunity it affords to reward valor.
01:07:45 - One guinea. - And a quarter?
01:10:18 Right. Siegel, fetch the rope.
01:14:46 - But he's away fighting. - Suppose he got leave after Naseby.
01:17:21 Yes, and then he was with the other one in the street today.
01:20:36 - Shall I look after him, sir? - Yes, try and find him a physician.
01:25:04 May God have mercy on us all.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed785
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line01:25:04
Production Record
DirectorMichael Reeves
LanguageEnglish
Budget$83,000
Revenue$1,500,000
IMDb votes12,927